Condiment-shaker.



W. C. BOECK. OONDIMBNT SHAKER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY 13,. 1912,

Patented Jan. 5, 19152 WILLIAM C. BOECK, OF HARTFORD, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE SOTDORUS, 0F GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONDIMENT-SHAKER.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patenten aan., s., asia..

Application led May 13. 1912. Serial No. 696,878.

To au whom 'it muy 'concern Be it known that I, WILLIAMC. BOECK, a citizen of the United States, and resident, of Hartford, in the county of Washington and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Condiment-Shakers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de' scription thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide ment. It isV also contemplated to provide a detachable bottom cap for the vessel where by the same may be lled without removing the discharge or mouth cap.

Tith the abovev objects in View the invention consists in certain peculiarities o f construction 4an combination ofk parts as set forth herein, fter with reference to the accompanying/` drawings and subsequently7 claimed. Y

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view of a shaker embodying the features of my invention; Fig. 2, a top plan-,view of the same with parts broken away and parts in section to more clearly show structural features, and Fig. 3, a side elevation of the vessel mouth and cap illustrating one means of securing said cap to the mouth.

Referring by characters to the drawings, 1 represents a vessel having an open discharge mouth -1' and an open bottom l which constitutes a filling mouth. The lling mouth is provided with a detachable cap closure 2, which closure as shown is in screw threaded engagement with the bottom of the vessel, it being understood however that in some instances other well known means may be employed for securing the cap closureto the vessel. The vessel is also provided with a longitudinally arranged partiyL l tion 3 whereby said vessel is divided in compartments or chambers for the reception of different ingredients. The vessel adjacent to the discharge mouth is provided with a c pair of radially extending studs 4 which serve as keepersfor a perforated mouth-cap 5, the same being in the form of a slip cover and is provided with a depending ange that is formed with L-shaped slots 6 for locking engagement with the studs whereby themouth-cap is detachably secured thereto.

It isc'apparent however that I may, in some y instances, without departing from the spiritl of my invention, secure themouth-cap by a screw-threaded connection -with the vessel in the same manner asthat shown in connection with the bottom cap, or the stud and slot securing means just mentioned may be utilized for said bottom cap.

The mouth-cap as shown rests fiatly upon the upper edge of thevessel mouth and partition 4whereby the two compartments are sealed and secured by rivets 7 7, to the perforated face of the mouth-cap 5 are slidable perforated shutters 8, 8, upon opposite sides of the partition. Each shutter is provided with a slot 8 for engagement with the shank of the rivetgwhereby said shutters areV capable ofhaving slight sliding movement relative to the cap to permit registration of the shutter and cap apertures. ter is also provided with a depending lug 9 that carries a push-pin 10, each of which push-pins extends through apertures in the wall lof the vessel whereby the shutters may be manually operated.' The push-pins 10 so" arranged not only serve as means for actuating the shutters, but after the slip-cover or mouth-cap 5 carrying theshutters yis ad- -justed to the mouth of thefvessel, the pins 10 being fitted through the vessel apertures and in engagement with the lugs 9, also firmly hold the cover or cap in place. `Thus said cover cannot be removed or become loose by twisting upon the pins 4 due to this locking result of the pins in addition to their function of forming means for actuating? the shutters. rIhe shutter perforations are Inor- Each shutmally held staggered with relation to the cap perforations by coiled springs y1]., each of which coiled springs is interposed between the partition wall and an ear 12 that depends from the shutter, the ear and partition wall at this point being each provided Vwith nibs for the support of the ends of the coiled spring. As shown in theplan view j the shutters are semicircular in form and are vadapted to move inwardly toward the l partition When it is desired to bring their perforations in registration with the cap` perforations, it being vapparent from the foregoing description that when a selected v condiment is desired to be used the operator presses the'button that projects throulrithe l 4ent vessel wall of that particular con compartment whereby the shutter apertures are brought into register with the cap apertures ,and the contents of this particular charged. 'It should also be understood that l5 chamber can thus be shaken out or disthe walls of the vvessel may be marked to indicate the ingredient contained in the respectivev compartments, the marking being adjacent to the .push buttons.

In some instances itmay be desirable to` placethe springs 11 outside ofthe vessel to prevent Ecorrosion -"thereof, in which case the springs 11 and ears 12 could be dispensed with and the coiled springs interposed about "the push-button rods 10 ,whereby the4 same n'ie'chanicall action Would be relation to Ythe shutter. lI claim:

produced with and a slip cover perforated cap for the mouth; spring-controlled perforated shutters in slidable union with the cap, a lug depending from each shutter, a push-pin eX- tending through each vessel aperture and engageable with a companion shutter-lug whereby saidl shutters are actuated.v and the perforated cap is :maintained in its adjusted position with relation to themouth of the vessel. H 'y In testimony' that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand4 at Hartford in the countyof Washington and State of Wiscousin in the presence of two Witnesses. l

WILLIAM C. BOECK.

Witnesses:

W. E. .SAUEREERLNQ WM. MCGEE.

A shaker 'comprising a longitudinally. partitioned vessel having an open mouth provided With apertures adjacent thereto, 4 

